Fourth Floor Common Room//Saturday Night

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Feeling guilty that Merdebaise had scared Pup at All and Sundries, Seras decided to spend some time spoiling the little guy.

She took him to the Common Room and got his bag of blood from the fridge. She took it plus a bowl to the TV room and poured Pup a healthy portion. Curling up next to him on the floor, she stroked his fuzzy little back and flipped through the TV channels.

Huh...an 80s movie marathon...

Oooh...Attractive in Aqua...

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Alec wandered in, since the other common rooms seemed pretty quiet, and took a seat on the couch. He nodded to Seras with a grin. "Hey. Mind company?"

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Seras looked over.

"Mm? Oh, no. Please, c'mon in."

She gazed up at him.

"I don't think we've met. My name's Seras."

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"Nope, I don't think we have," he said genially. "I'm Alec." He paused a moment, frowning, and looked at pup. "What's he eating?"

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"Pleased to meet you Alec," said Seras genially, "And Pup's just having some blood. He's a hellpuppy, so kibble n' bits doesn't quite cut it."

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He nodded, looking a little bemused. "I thought that's what I smelled. He's a hellpuppy though, not a vampire-dog?"

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Seras shrugged.

"I'm minding him for Walter until he gets back, and Walter told me hellpuppy."

Pup looked up from his dish, blinked his six eyes, and gave a small 'woof' as though to add to the affirmation before returning to his treat.

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Alec's eyes widened a little at the puppy. "Huh, Walter's dog," he repeated. "Kind of cute. And not barking at me, which is an improvement over the vampire-puppy anyway." He switched his attention to Seras, smiling at her. "So what are you watching?"

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"Attractive in Aqua," she replied, looking back at the screen, "I think I may be one of the few people in the world who doesn't get all annoyed that Charlie doesn't end up with Goosey."

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"Never seen this one," he said, watching the screen for a moment. "Man, fashion isn't exactly a high point in this movie, is it?"

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"1980s. Shoes with out socks and pastelle leg warmers," said Seras with a laugh, "Brilliant music, but crap fashion," she agreed.

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Alec snickered and shifted on the couch to a much more comfortable, less good-posturiffic position. "You seem kind of familiar with the time period - you from then, or nowish?"

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Pup had licked his bowl clean, so Seras gathered him up in her arms and leaned back against a chair.

"It was 1993 when I came here," she said, "So, I'm from then-ish. You?"

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"About ten years from now," he said, watching the puppy a moment before deciding hellpuppies were pretty cute despite the disturbing extra eyes. "Definitely wasn't expecting to go back in time when I decided to come here, that's for sure."

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Seras laughed.

"Same," she said, "Only forward in time. Though, frankly, I got off easy. I mean there's people like my roommate, Gwynn. She's from 1199."

And, there's people like Walter. Who will be back soon. So stop it.

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

He winced a little, grinning. "That's gotta be weird to get used to. TV, indoor plumbing, and everything."

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Seras might have gone a little red.

"Yeah...Fortunately, Gwynn's quite bright. I didn't explain to her about the um, plumbing, but she seems to have caught on. But, I helped her with her answering machine, and that went well."

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Alec arched an eyebrow at the blush. "Good thing. Wonder if they have a primer for any students that come through here from really different places. I imagine it's really damn confusing for some."

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"You know, that would be an excellent idea. Isabel and I were talking about something like this, the other week. That there ought to be pamphlets explaining what to do when your friend turns into an animal. Apparently, that happens quit a lot..."

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He laughed suddenly. "Oh yeah, I saw my neighbor get turned into a hedgehog a couple weeks ago," he said, smirking at the memory. "Pamphlets might be nice. You could do one for what to do if a random spell hits you, list people who have experience lifting them or banishing them or whatever."

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Or the fact that you ought to have a pair of pants handy...

There was that blush again. Seras cleared her throat.

"A hedgehog? That must've been Isabel's boyfriend. She came into the store looking for a basket for him. That's how we got to talking. Greg, right?"

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He nodded. "Greg, yeah." Alec peered at her, amused. "You all right?"

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"Fine. I'm fine." she said quickly.

"Oh! I love this part," she said pointing to the screen where Goosey had begun to lip sync and dance around the store to an old Otis Redding song.

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He smirked and watched the scene. "I haven't even been paying attention; what's going on at this point?"

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Seras took a breath and launched into the story of Charlie and Goosey who were friends and Goosey's crush and Charlie and The Rich Boy who fell in love.

"I can see how people might want Charlie and Goosey to end the film together," she amitted, "But, the idea never sat right with me."

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"Why?" Alec looked annoyed. "The rich guy's good looking and she likes him. And Goosey's kind of annoying."

[ooc: sorry, I was abruptly AFK. SP if you like, or we can leave it here]

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"I think because he's a 'nice guy'. Which he is. He's very good and obviously cares for Charlie a lot. So, people think he deserves to 'get the girl'. But, since when does love have anything to do with deserving someone?"

Seras shrugged.

"I think the movie's more realistic this way."


[OOC: SP sounds good to me. I was about to head to bed anyhow.]

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

He eyed the tv again. "I think so too. He's probably better off on his own anyway."

[ooc: *sigh* Thanks, lj, for giving me the notification -now-. Feel free to let it go, as it's so late.]

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Seras nodded.

"Basing your entire life around being with one person strikes me as kind of a silly thing to do."

[OOC: *kicks lj* Feh. That sucks. *shrugs* We can stop if you want, but I'd be okay with continuing, too.]

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Definitely," he agreed. "You don't know how much time you've got, so why spend so much time just doing things for someone else?"

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Seras nodded.

"Precisely. Do as you like, and to hell with the lot of 'em."

If she'd had a glass, she would have raised it in toast.

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He leaned back on the couch, grinning. "I like the way you think."

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Seras smiled back.

"So, what brings you to Fandom, anyhow?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

Alec shrugged. "Better than where I was, by a long shot. It was sort of a military camp," he explained. "But I wasn't happy with how things were going, so I cut my losses and trekked out here."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras nodded.

"I get what you mean," she said, "Well, apart from the military camp part. Had you wanted to be a soldier or something?"

[x5-alec.livejournal.com]

"Not so much wanted to as it's what I was made for," he said, then smirked slightly. "Government decided to start making their own special, super-human soldiers, but didn't exactly think through the giving them their own free will part."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"That's...that's really horrible. Good on you for getting away," said Seras.

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He shrugged again. "It made me who I am, literally and figuratively. I try not to complain too much." Alec smiled. "So what about you?"

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

"Me?"

Seras shrugged.

"I was...going to school in England. But, I wasn't really interested in any of the subjects. It never seemed to have anything to do with what I wanted. But, the subjects at Fandom did. So, that's why I'm here."

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Alec nodded. "Makes sense, going where things are interesting. Better not to linger when there's no point," he said, grinning. "And that means you're here, which is obviously a good thing."

[union-jane.livejournal.com]

Seras grinned.

"I can not disagree. I've been happier here then I have in a long time."

And sadder and angrier, come to think of it...